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Salary data from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Average Physicians, All Other Salary in the United States

This occupation code (SOC 29-1229) has no salary data on file. It may have been retired or renamed by BLS.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates . Data covers 51 states and 346 metro areas.

No annual salary published. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for Physicians, All Other. This happens with occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (think actors, athletes, musicians, dancers, and some fine art roles). Hourly wages are shown below where available.

National hourly wage

Hourly pay for physicians, all other across all workers captured in the latest BLS survey.

Median hourly wage
Not published
Mean hourly wage
$121.86/hr
10th percentile
$32.15/hr
90th percentile
Not published

Hourly rates for physicians, all other vary widely by project type, union status, and experience. These figures include both short-engagement and extended work.

National employment

Workers tracked nationally
315,360
Jobs per 1,000 workers
N/A

Where physicians, all other earn the most per hour

BLS publishes hourly wage data for some locations but not others. Here are the locations with the highest reported median hourly wage.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

New Jersey
$114.84/hr
New York
$114.28/hr
North Carolina
$113.93/hr
Utah
$111.89/hr
Delaware
$111.62/hr
Ohio
$111.20/hr
Rhode Island
$110.26/hr
West Virginia
$109.94/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Burlington, NC
$114.67/hr
Rochester, NY
$114.26/hr
Odessa, TX
$112.91/hr
Sandusky, OH
$112.10/hr

Where physicians, all other work

Locations with the largest workforce for this occupation. The "concentration" number next to each area shows how common this job is locally compared to the rest of the country — anything above 1.00 means the area has a higher-than-average share of physicians, all other.

By employment

States with the most jobs

Texas
32,740
LQ 1.16
Florida
22,370
LQ 1.11
Ohio
21,770
LQ 1.93
California
20,750
LQ 0.56
Illinois
18,680
LQ 1.51
Pennsylvania
17,780
LQ 1.45
Michigan
14,570
LQ 1.62
North Carolina
14,510
LQ 1.45

By employment

Metros with the most jobs

Job outlook

BLS projects employment for physicians, all other from 2024 to 2034. Growth is roughly in line with the US average of about 4% across all occupations.

Projected growth
+2.5%
8,600 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings
9,600
Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Entry into this field typically requires a doctoral or professional degree, which helps explain the high wage level and relatively narrow candidate pool.

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Some of these are also hourly or project-based occupations without a published annual salary.